Comments on: We Learned It By Watching You http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/07/01/we-learned-it-by-watching-you/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:54:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Duros62 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/07/01/we-learned-it-by-watching-you/#comment-103125 Duros62 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:05:50 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/07/01/we-learned-it-by-watching-you/#comment-103125 <blockquote>Townhall's Chuck DeFeo, on stage, rightly calls this out this out as a return to the worst of old media's Voice of God. Except this time, more overtly in service of a partisan agenda. But Arianna's emphasis on defining The Truth underscores a leftist modus operandi: control the information flow. While conservatives scramble to control the downstream opinion flow, Huffington has a larger vision of her media empire as a source of pseudo-objective news. Huffington's vision is to focus on hard news and investigative journalism with a liberal tilt as a lever for control of The Truth. The left has long understood that to control the media is to control the first draft of history. But HuffPo is not a mere opinion or activist site. It aims to be The New York Times of tomorrow, with the nutroots, and not mild-mannered red wine sipping liberal editorial page writers, at the helm.</blockquote> That is rich. Calvin, where did you put that Irony knife?

Townhall’s Chuck DeFeo, on stage, rightly calls this out this out as a return to the worst of old media’s Voice of God. Except this time, more overtly in service of a partisan agenda.

But Arianna’s emphasis on defining The Truth underscores a leftist modus operandi: control the information flow. While conservatives scramble to control the downstream opinion flow, Huffington has a larger vision of her media empire as a source of pseudo-objective news. Huffington’s vision is to focus on hard news and investigative journalism with a liberal tilt as a lever for control of The Truth.

The left has long understood that to control the media is to control the first draft of history. But HuffPo is not a mere opinion or activist site. It aims to be The New York Times of tomorrow, with the nutroots, and not mild-mannered red wine sipping liberal editorial page writers, at the helm.

That is rich. Calvin, where did you put that Irony knife?

]]> By: Jaim http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/07/01/we-learned-it-by-watching-you/#comment-102975 Jaim Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:23:19 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/07/01/we-learned-it-by-watching-you/#comment-102975 Meh. Not sure why you'd drive traffic to that loser's site Oliver. Point well made an all, but still. You made his week -- he has an excuse to stay in his basement when mom tells him dinner's ready. Meh. Not sure why you’d drive traffic to that loser’s site Oliver. Point well made an all, but still. You made his week — he has an excuse to stay in his basement when mom tells him dinner’s ready.

]]> By: Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/07/01/we-learned-it-by-watching-you/#comment-102932 Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:23:21 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/07/01/we-learned-it-by-watching-you/#comment-102932 I encourage for everyone to sign up over there and give them hell in their comments. Fun stuff!! Take the war to them. I encourage for everyone to sign up over there and give them hell in their comments. Fun stuff!! Take the war to them.

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